Overview
Early Years and Childcare Inclusion Advisor – Hybrid role based at Sunley House, Summers Hill Drive, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
Cambridgeshire County Council has an exciting opportunity to support inclusive practice in the playwork and wraparound sector. This Wraparound Inclusion Adviser post is being offered on a fixed term basis until 31 August 2026. Part time work requests will be considered for this post.
The position is a mobile post, offering flexible working opportunities, and will involve a mixture of work from home, our office based in Sunley House (Papworth Everard) and visiting and supporting wraparound settings throughout Cambridgeshire (a car and driving licence will be required).
About you
The successful candidate will need to hold a relevant qualification in early years or playwork and have a thorough understanding of the sector and how to support children with SEND, with at least two years post qualification management level experience and a minimum of five years’ experience of direct work in the wraparound sector.
For an informal discussion or further information about this opportunity, please contact Chris Barton by email: chris.barton@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Please note that whilst the job description references early years and childcare this role is to work supporting the wraparound sector. Please ensure your supporting statement evidences how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification, with appropriate examples within this sector.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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